The whole of the work of the North River Division was designed and
executed under the direction of Charles M. Jacobs, M. Am. Soc. C. E.,
Chief Engineer, and James Forgie, M. Am. Soc. C. E., Chief Assistant
Engineer, the construction of Section "K," Bergen Hill Tunnels, being
directly in charge of the writer as Resident Engineer.
[Transcriber's Note:
The two organizational charts, Figs. 20 and 21, have been reformatted
for space.]
[Chart: Fig. 20.
PENNSYLVANIA TUNNEL AND TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
SECTION "K"--BERGEN HILL TUNNELS.
Organization of Staff of Resident Engineer.
Organization Previous to the Holing Through of the Tunnels.
Resident Engineer.
_______________|________
| | |
Assistant | Assistant
Engineer. | Engineer.
_________|________ | |
| | | |
Cost and Office Field Inspection. Alignment.
Records.
Cost and Office Records.
Inspector.
Two Clerks.
Stenographer.
Telephone Operator.
Messenger.
Janitors.
Field Inspection.
Weehawken.
Chief Inspector.
Inspector, N. Tunnel
" S. Tunnel.
" Mixer.
" Excavation and Force Account.
Inspector, Night.
Cement Warehouseman.
Conduit Inspector. (_one position_)
Hackensack.
Chief Inspector.
Chief Inspector.
Inspector, N. Tunnel
" S. Tunnel.
" Mixer.
" Excavation and Force Account.
Inspector, Night.
Cement Warehouseman.
Conduit Inspector. (_one position_)
Alignment.
Weehawken.
Chief of Party.
Instrumentman.
Rodman.
Chainman.
Hackensack.
Chief of Party.
Instrumentman.
Rodman.
Chainman.]
[Chart: Fig. 21.
Organization After the Tunnels Had Been Holed Through.
Resident Engineer.
________________|_______________
| | | |
Assistant | | Assistant
Engineer. | | Engineer.
_______|______ | | |
| | | | |
Cost and Office Field Inspection. | Alignment.
Records. _____|_____________|
| |
Tunnels. Conduit Inspector.
Cost and Office Records.
Two Inspectors.
Two Clerks.
Stenographer.
Telephone Operator.
Messenger.
Janitor.
Tunnels.
Chief Inspector.
8 Tunnel Inspectors.
2 Mixer Inspectors.
1 Night Inspector.
Conduit Inspector.
Inspector, Hackensack Approach.
Alignment.
1 Instrumentman.
1 Draftsman.
2 Rodmen.
3 Chainmen.]
The general organization of the staff is shown by the two diagrams,
Figs. 20 and 21. Fig. 20 shows the organization previous to the holing
through of the tunnels, during which time a separate office was
maintained at the western end for the use of the men stationed there;
Fig. 21 shows the organization during the latter part of the time, after
the tunnels were holed through. The Assistant Engineer in charge of the
construction was J. R. Taft, Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E.; the Chief
Inspector, J. S. Frazer, Jun. Am. Soc. C. E., had charge of about 75% of
the work of the lining of the tunnels. The alignment has been from the
beginning under the charge of R. L. Reynolds, Assistant Engineer.
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Errors and Notes:
Each Plate was printed with the same header:
PLATE __.
TRANS. AM. SOC. CIV. ENGRS.
VOL. LXVIII, No. 1154.
LAVIS ON
PENNSYLVANIA R.R. TUNNELS: BERGEN HILL TUNNELS.
These headers were omitted for the e-text. Captions beginning in
"K" with a number were printed directly on the photograph; some
readings are uncertain and are indicated by question marks (?).
In the tables of Figures 1-4, variation between "to" and "-", and
formatting of table entries, is as in the original.
[Fig. 1, table]
Per cubic yard, whole tunnel section: 3-33
_may be error for "3-3.3"_
[Fig. 1, last line of table]
Total Pounds
_text reads "Pound"_
Figs. 3 and 4, and Plate XXIV
_apparent error for "Figs. 3 and 4, Plate XXIV" (usual form)_
[Figure 15 A, B, C...]
_letters other than "B" do not appear in the printed Figure_
[Figure 15, caption]
DETAILS OF "WEASEL"
_quotation marks look hand-written, but printed text has spaces_
[Figure 15, "Index" (small table)]
Multi-Duct Mandrel
_text reads "Mult-Duct"_
which would be satisfactory to the engineers
_text reads "satifactory"_
Missing or superfluous punctuation was silently corrected.